Ordinance No. 83-44 CITY OF TIGARD, OREGON
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING A RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT FOR DEPARTMENT HEADS, ADDING
PROBATIONARY PERIOD.
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 78-87 requires City residency under Chapter 2.06 of
the Tigard Municipal Code, DEPARTMENT HEADS, for: City Administrator, City
Recorder, Chief of Police, Planning Director, Public Works Director, City
Engineer, Head Librarian, City Building Official and other department heads;
and,
WHEREAS, the City has reorganized and reduced the number of Department
Head Dositions; and,
WHEREAS, the City has an established probationary period of six months,
but the ordinance provides for relocation into the City of new employees
within four months; and,
WHEREAS, the high costs and time delays necessary to buy and sell
households create a disincentive, especially for local Oregon applicants, in
applying for senior City positions; and,
WHEREAS, the City desires not to place undue hardships on its senior
staff, yet wishes to continue the residency requirements;
NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY OF TIGARD ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: Section 2.06.010 of the Tigard Municipal Code shall be amended so
that the following Section 2.06.010 of the Municipal Code shall read as
follows, the underlined language being added and the bracketed language being
deleted:
2.06.010 Residency Required--Affected Positions. All persons employed
full-time by the City of Tigard in the positions named in this ordinance are
hereby required to establish permanent residency within the city limits or
within the area designated as Tigard's Immediate Urban Growth Boundary within
120 days following the end of the probationary period[appointment]. The
affected positions are the following: City Administrator, [City Recorder,]
Chief of Police, Planning Director, Public Works Director, [City Engineer,)
Head Librarian, and Finance Director[City Building Official). Any person
hired or appointed to be the chief administrative officer of any other-
department of the City hereafter created shall also be required to comply with
the terms of this ordinance.
Section 2: Section 2.06.030 of the Tigard Municipal Code shall be amended so
that.the following Section 2.06.030 of the Municipal Code shall read as
follows:
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2.06.030 Extension of time to comply. The city council may at its discretion
extend the period for compliance with this ordinance[ an additional thirty
days]. Such an extension may be given to any affected employee if that
employee has made a demonstrable effort to comply[ by arranging for the
purchase of a home within the city limits before the end of the applicable
period, and the delay preventing full compliance as caused only by the delay
in completing any required real estate transaction, and that delay does not
arise on account of any fault of the employee]. (Ord. 78-87 §2(part), 1978).
Section 3: Inasmuch as it is necessary for the peace, health and safety of f
the people of the City of Tigard that this amendment be made with the least
possible delay, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this ordinance
shall be come effective immediately upon passage by the Council and approval '
by the Mayor. t
PASSED: By vote of all Council members present, after being
read by number and title only, this A4 day of , 1983.
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City Recorder - City of and
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APPROVED: By the Mayor, this Z j day of 1983.
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Mayor - City of Tigard
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
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